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Improvement in Calculating Engineer Standard Wage Rate and Its Appropriate Level Computation

엔지니어링 노임단가 산출기준 개선방안과 적정 노임단가 추정

  • 이재열 (한국엔지니어링협회 엔지니어링산업연구소) ;
  • 이해경 (한국엔지니어링협회)
  • Received : 2022.07.08
  • Accepted : 2022.10.12
  • Published : 2022.12.01
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to suggest an improvement plan for the calculation method of the engineer standard wage rate (ESWR) and to compute a reasonable ESWR. To this end, an adequacy review of theESWR calculation criteria was conducted along with an extensive engineering industry survey. The survey results were analyzed using an effective response sample of 748 companies out of 1,000 survey samples extracted by stratifying the 5,879 survey population. The main results were as follows. ①When calculating the engineering service fee, the prime contractor's engineer wage is suitable for the ESWR. The ESWR can be estimated by the formula 'average wage÷[1-proportion of subcontract orders×(1-subcontract rate)].' ② The field survey showed that the number of monthly working days was 20.35-20.54 days at 99 % confidence interval, which was significantly different from the current standard (22 days). In addition, as a result of a legal review of the ESWR criteria, it was found that the number of working days should be calculated in accordance with the Labor Standards Act after 2022. ③ Applying government guidelines, the time difference between the wage survey and the ESWR application can be corrected by the past ESWR increase rate for a specific period. ④ Using modeling based on the analysis above, the current ESWR was 13.5-14.5 % lower than the appropriate level. A lower ESWR was driven by the non-reflection of subcontract structure (4.1 %), overestimation of monthly work days (6.8-7.8 %), and application of past wage (2.6 %). The proposed model is expected to be widely used in policy making, as it can provide a useful framework for calculating the standard wage rate in similar industries as well as calculating appropriate engineering fees.

본 연구의 목적은 엔지니어링 노임단가의 산출기준 개선방안을 마련하고 이를 모델화하여 적정한 노임단가 수준을 산정하는데 있다. 이를 위해 엔지니어링 노임단가 산출기준의 타당성 검토와 더불어 광범위한 엔지니어링 산업 실태조사가 실시되었다. 실태조사는 5,879개 모집단을 층화하여 추출된 표본 1,000개의 기업을 대상으로 실시되었고 이중 유효하게 응답한 748개 기업의 설문지가 분석에 사용되었다. 본 연구가 제시한 엔지니어링 노임단가 산출기준의 개선방안 및 산출모델은 다음과 같다. ① 엔지니어링 대가 산정 시 적용되는 노임단가는 평균임금이 아닌 원청 임금으로 산정하는 것이 합리적인 것으로 분석되었다. 원청노임단가는 '평균 기술자임금÷ [1-하청금액 수주비중×(1-하도급률)]'의 산식에 의해 추정되었다. ② 실태조사결과 엔지니어링산업의 1개월 근로일수는 99 % 신뢰구간에서 20.35일~20.54일로 현행기준(22일)과 차이가 컸다. 또한 노임단가 산출기준 법령을 검토한 결과 2022년 이후부터는 현행 22일에서 근로기준법에서 정한 휴일을 계산하여 근로일수를 산정하는 것이 법령에 부합되는 것으로 나타났다. ③ 엔지니어링 대가 산정 시 임금조사와 노임단가 적용시점 간의 시간차이는 정부지침을 준용할 경우 과거 특정기간 노임단가 상승률로 보정하여 사용할 수 있는 것으로 검토되었다. ④ 분석결과 현행 엔지니어링 노임단가는 하도급 거래구조의 미 반영(4.1 %), 근로일수의 과다 계상(6.8 %~7.8 %), 과거의 임금적용(2.6 %)으로 적정 노임단가보다 13.5~14.5 % 낮았다. 본 연구에서 제시된 모델은 적정한 엔지니어링 대가를 산정할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 유사 분야의 노임단가 산정 시 유용한 틀로 사용될 수 있어 정책 활용도가 높을 것으로 기대된다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 한국엔지니어링협회의 2021~2022년 '조사연구사업'의 연구비 지원에 의해 수행되었습니다.

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